The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-06-24

lateS herself:
IL was aud am fair shot with
rifle or revolver. first seized the
weapon with the idea of commit.
ting suicide, but changed my mind
in an instant, pulled mp the ham
iner and shot the man in the leg
before he had taken his hands off
me. Then darted for the cabin,
carrying the smoking weapon in my
band. The half open door was only
ten feet away, aud | was inside and
had the door bar in place in a few
seconds. Indeed, the man whom !
had wounded had scarcely cried out
before WAS IN the house. My ac.
tion was so sudden, aud unexpected
that not hand was stretched out
to stop me. Fortunately for me,
the bar stood ou end just behind the
door, and as slipped it into place
felt that | had been saved. Two
or three years of pioneer life give IA
woman courage and confidence, and
| knew ! had disabled one of the
men and had five bullets left for the
other two"
The wounded man received the
bullet in the left leg Just at the
kuee, and made serious matter OF
it. He fell to the ground and
cursed aud groaned in terrible
way, and vowed that the woman
should be burned alive at the stake
to pay for his injury. His cOmpan,
ions were at first iuclined to rldicule
hun, and 10 admire the plpcE of the
woman, but when they realized that
he would probably lose his limb,
and that the trio had Il peck of
trouble on hand, their anger became
, trighttul. They made a rush for
the door, evidently expecting to
easily lay handS on the woman and
drag her out, but they found it
barred. When they turned TO the
windows they found them also well
secured. Ii became plain TO them
that she meaHt determined resist
auce, aud They gave up their efforts
aha retired to consult. From what
Mrs. Clark overheard she was con
vInced that The two men wanted TO
help tie wounded one of aud leave
at once, but he obStiHately refused
10 move an inch until he had been
revengcd on the woman. he call
ed their attention TO the fact that it
was lonely neighbOrhOOd, not
iikeiy to he visited by any strangers
before night, aud that they should
batter in the door and secure their |
victim. W hen they referred to bis |
wound MS evidence of her bravery, |
he fiercely shouted: Gu her, it
was an accidental shot. She's got
my revolver, but she won't dare fire
1t to save her lite. Get IL log and
bust in that door,
The men hunted about until they
found Il large limb which bad been
trimmed mp, aud they seized this
and made a rush for the door. The
woman knew just what they were
for, and she softly un.
bolted one of the blinds aud swung
it back until she could see them.
One OF the panes OF glass was gone, !
and she rested the revolver on This |
took deliberate aim at the
man nearest ter, and when she |
pulled the trigger he fell down and
expired with scarcely u kick, hav-
ing been shot through the heart.
The other Immediately ran away,
but took circuit and came back TO
The wounded man. Then The ours
Ing, raving and StOrmibg was re-
newed, aud the wounded man
DrOpped himself up aud emptIed
he contents OF his Winchester and
ais revolver into the door and win
low blind. Mrs. Clark had warning,
ind she sat down Oh the tlOOr Ia Il
corner. Some Ot The bullets fell
inside, but she was in 4 safe place.
When the wounded outlaw had ex.
Iausted his ammunition he called
lpOn his companion to beat the
loor in with rock lying ,near by,
md threatened him with death if ,
ne did not. Mrs. Clark was looking
'ut or the window, aud she says:
"The man was thoroughly afraid
# me, more so than OF his friend,
Md he refused to obey, saying
here had beeu nonsense enough,
Iud he would now help the other
way. He stood looking toward tue
aOin as lac talked, aud / saw the
rounded mau slip a cartridge into
lis revolver aud raise tue weapon
md fire. The bullet was meant to
ill, but it did not even wound
md the man turned, drew his own
Weapon, aud flied three bullets into y.
be would be aSsassin's budy, caus-
ng his death in a minute or two.
1e did not go near the body, but
waved hIs hand TO ne as a token
bat was not to be disturbed, aud ,
lien got the hOIses together,
trapped the rifles to the saddles,
nd rode away as hard as he could
20"
The woman then lett the cabin
nd took her way hOmeward, but
ras met 10y her husband aud three
atile hunters about a mile away.
he three latter pursued the fugi-
i've tor miles, securing swO Of the
IOrses, aud exchanging several /,
bots but he dually got safely away. r
There is no change 10 The style Of {
shing tackle this year, except that a
be log has more body aud DOT j